Google Earth Reveals Oddities and Secrets

The editors at PC World spent some time using Google Earth to scour the surface of the planet, and they turned up some incredibly strange sights. The giant portrait of Oprah cut through a field by an Arizona farmer is one thing – you almost expect something like that – but the apparently natural phenomena are the truly mind-boggling ones. The image at left, for example, is an overhead view of a natural geological formation in Alberta, Canada. Locals call it The Badlands Guardian, but based on the ear phone, I’d prefer something more along the lines of The Early Adopter. And is it just me, or does that look like Sigmund Freud sitting atop the Guardian’s head?

In less entertaining news, Google Earth may have put the company on China’s bad side after the circulation of a satellite shot of what appears to be a new Chinese sub made the rounds on the web, according to IDG News.—Gregory Mone

I have to say that if this image hasn't been enhanced then it is pretty amazing. I'm not sure about "Sigmund Freud sitting atop the Guardian’s head?", but on closer imspection I see what looks like Van Gogh to the middle right edge of the frame looking up at an angle. Also, could this explain the face on Mars as a natural phenomenon?

OK, not to be a nay-sayer-- the image is cool-- but it's not really that unbelieveable for a couple reasons.

1. The surface of the earth is vast and there are plenty of chances for a natural, 'random' formation to develop in a way that resembles something familiar to the human mind/eye.

2. The human mind is conditioned to recognize shapes and forms that are familiar. Think of a cartoon character's face. It doesn't REALLY look like a face-- there is much information missing-- but the mind fills in the gaps and sees something familiar.

People like "WPF" think that simply because THEY have been exposed to information other's haven't that they are somehow "elevated" to comment about their boredom. *sign of immaturity*

Furthermore, "BillGay8s", obviously my previous comment certainly appliesto you as well, as your desire to use profane language simply puts your own lack of intelligent vocabulary on display for the entire world to see.

Very cool. But as for random, I don't think so. I think God has done a good job of putting little clues all over our Earth to remind us He is out there. I am sure some scientific thinks-he-knows-it-all will slam me for my Godly beliefs, proofs on my side for this one.

And as for the iPod, nah! Even a Native American would know better to use something less proprietary. I'd say it was a Creative Zen. ;-)

This image is odd due it's obvious resemblance to the image of a human.
Coincidences happen all of the time. Given the unmeasurable number of events that have occurred since the beginning and the randomness of nature, it would be against the laws of chance to NOT have geographical features that resemble things we are familiar with.
I am an open minded individual with many unconventional views but do not quickly jump to conclusions.
The possibility that the origin of this formation is other than natural is possible, but very very far from probable.